Sunday, August 21, 2016

General George B. McClellan drove his Union army against General Robert
E. Lee's southerners in the fields and woods surrounding Maryland
village of Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862. In this scene you can see
the fierce fight and courage displayed by the Confederate soldiers as they charge
thru a cornfield to try to break the Union Infantry line. General John
Bell Hood's 1st Texas Brigade suffered heavy casualties during the
battle.

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His sisters turned his portrait to face the wall and never mentioned his name again.

Officers in the US military are sworn to defend the Constitution, not the government or flag of the government, the latter mentioned below as a justification for loyalty. William Rawle’s “View of the Constitution” which supported the idea of political secession, was a West Point text at least until 1840, when George H. Thomas graduated, and he was well aware of the seat of loyalty in the Constitution.
Bernhard Thuersam, www.Circa1865.com The Great American Political Divide

Treason Against His Native State — Virginia?

“We have collected the most conclusive proof that General [George H.] Thomas had at first fully decided to come South and cast his lot with his own people . . . But, in the meantime, it may be as well to put into our records the testimony of Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania, in his speech in the United States Senate on the bill for the relief of General Fitz John Porter. Mr. Cameron, in the course of his defense of General Porter said:

“It became my duty to take charge of the railroad from Harrisburg to Baltimore, and while so engaged an incident occurred in my office which impressed me greatly at the time, and which it has always seemed to me should atone to a great extent for any errors General Porter may have committed . . . It was to a great extent through him, in my judgment, that the services of General George H. Thomas were secured to the side of the Union. General Thomas, then Major Thomas, was stationed at the Carlisle Barracks.

The capital of the nation was menaced by an enemy camping within a few miles of it, and had but a handful of men for its protection. Porter . . . selected Thomas from . . . three Majors and ordered him to report to him at my office in Harrisburg, that being Porter’s headquarters.

When informed of the duty to be performed, Thomas hesitated, then began a conversation between the two officers which continued until morning and made a lasting impression on my mind. Thomas argued against the war taking the ground that the trouble had been brought upon the country by the abolitionists of the North, and that while deploring it as sincerely as any man could, the South had just cause for complaint.

Porter took the position that he, Thomas, as a soldier, had no right to look at the cause of the trouble, but as an officer of the United States army it was his duty to defend his flag whenever it was attacked, whether by foes from without or from within. Porter pleaded as zealously, as eloquently, as I have ever heard any man plead a cause in which his whole heart was engaged, and it was this pleading which caused Thomas to arrive at a decision.

“I do not say that Thomas refused to obey his orders, but I do say that he hesitated and would much have preferred that the duty had devolved upon another. Thomas was a Virginian, and had, as many other good and patriotic men had, great doubts as to the ability of the government to coerce the States back into the Union that had, by their legislatures, formally withdrawn . . . ”

The Constitution’s definition of treason against the United States (Article III, Section III) states: “shall consist of levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” Note that levying war is against “them”; John Brown was tried for treason against the State of Virginia. The Confederate Constitution was identical, defining treason as against a State, not a government or nation. Anyone going over to the enemy, black or white, for whatever reason, was guilty of treason and faced the fatal consequences.
Bernhard Thuersam, www.Circa1865.com The Great American Political Divide

The Consequences of Treason

“I was sitting on my horse near General [JEB] Stuart, who had put in the skirmishers, and was now superintending the fire of his artillery, when a cavalry-man rode up and reported that they had just captured a deserter.

“Where is he?” was Stuart’s interrogatory.

“Coming yonder, General.”

“How do you know he is a deserter?”

“One of my company knew him when he joined our army.”

“Where is he from?”

“_____ county.” And the man mentioned the name of a county of western Virginia.

“What is his name?”

“M____.” (I suppress the full name. Some mother’s or sister’s heart might be wounded.)

“Bring him up,” said Stuart coldly, with a lowering glance from the blue eyes under the brown hat and black feather. As he spoke, two or three mounted men rode up with the prisoner. He was a young man, apparently eighteen or nineteen years of age, and wore the blue uniform, tipped with red, of a private in the United States Artillery.

“You say he is a deserter?”

“Yes sir; acknowledges that he is M___, from that county,; and after joining the South he deserted.”

A kinder-hearted person than General Stuart never lived; but in all that appertained to his profession and duty as a soldier, he was inexorable. Desertion, in his estimation, was one of the deadliest crimes of which a human being could be guilty; and his course was plain – his resolution immovable.

“Where are you from?” [said Stuart].

“I belonged to the battery that was firing at you, over yonder, sir.”

“Did you belong to the Southern army at any time?”

“Yes sir.”

“So you were in our ranks, and you went over to the enemy?” he said with sort of a growl.

“Yes sir,” was the calm reply.

Stuart turned to an officer, and pointing to a tall pine near, said in brief tones:

A 12-year-old Honduran boy seeking
asylum in the United States has been “lost” in the system, illustrating
what immigration experts say is a widespread problem of the government
failing to keep track of the large number of vulnerable children
flooding across the border.

The case of missing child “W” has been brought to light in a lawsuit
filed in federal district court in Columbia, South Carolina, that names
Gov. Nikki Haley, the S.C. Department of Social Services, Lutheran
Services and World Relief among the defendants. World Relief is a
division of the National Association of Evangelicals and, like the
Lutherans and Catholics, is heavily involved in the resettlement of
refugees and asylum seekers, getting paid handsomely to perform one of
the government’s most secretive operations under the guise of
humanitarianism, the suit claims.

The suit was filed by Brian Bilbro, a husband, father and taxpayer
who lives near Columbia. It seeks to shut down refugee resettlement in
South Carolina on the grounds that it amounts to executive overreach by
the state and federal governments, which are secretly placing refugees
and asylum seekers into local communities – often without vetting those
responsible for their care. It also claims South Carolina’s freedom of
information laws are being violated by nonprofits doing the government’s
work.

But the bombshell revelation is the tragic story of Walter Alexander, aka Ordonez Campos, also known as “missing child W.”

The federal government has been “rubber stamping” the asylum
applications of tens of thousands of child migrants like Walter since
2014, says Lauren Martel, the attorney representing Bilbro in the case.
Their asylum applications are rushed through the system without taking
time to ensure the children’s safety.

Frauke Petry, the leader of Germany’s nationalist party Alternative
fur Deutschland, wants to give Germans the right to own guns in order to
protect themselves.

Germany has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, and very few gun related deaths each year. After a man shot nine people with an illegal gun at Munich mall in July, politicians called for even tighter legislation.

"Another great analysis of the Problem, but VERY WEAK on Solutions -
There is no hope if you think electing "better people" will get us
anywhere. TPTB need to be more afraid of us than they currently are. We
need to start thinking of constructive and practical ways to hurt them
through economic and social/political boycott and active resistance.
Anyone got any good ideas out there short of going off the grid?
Here is my starter list: 1) Don't buy any products or use services from the Enemy corporations."

Dated
Introduction

When
thinking about "solutions" many are quick to cite organizing a protest
and taking to the streets.

Let's for a moment consider the mechanics of a
protest, what it might accomplish, and what it may leave to be desired.

Take Glenn Beck's disingenuous 2010 "Restoring Honor"
event in Washington D.C. It drew thousands of honest, well-intentioned
people from all over the United States. Indeed, thousands of people
filled up their Fortune 500 made cars with gas from Fortune 500 oil
companies, drove countless miles, stopping along the way at Fortune 500
fast food restaurants, stayed at Fortune 500 run hotels, and stocked up
on supplies purchased at Fortune 500 Walmart. They slaked their thirst
under the hot August sun with cans of Fortune 500 Pepsi and Coke, and at
the end of the day, they drove home, paid their Fortune 500 cable
subscriptions to watch their Fortune 500 media reports, most likely on
News Corporation's Fox News, a Council on Foreign Relations corporate member.

At best, all a protest will lead to, while we are so
hopelessly dependent on this system, is a round of musical chairs inside
the political arena, with perhaps superficial concessions made to the
people. The vector sum however, will still be decidedly in favor of the
global corporate-financier oligarchy.

Hope Abounds: Awe-inspiring faith of a teen whose parents died in an Alabama plane crash

Sarah Perry, an eighth grader whose parents died in a tragic plane crash in Tuscaloosa on Sunday, took to social media less than 48 hours later to pen a message so hopeful that it has left many in awe of her resilience.

Sarah’s parents, Dr. Michael and Kim Perry, were among six
individuals who were killed in the crash, leaving behind a total of 11
children, including Sarah and her younger brother and sister.

“I will help them with anything they need,” Sarah wrote of her
siblings. “I will be my sister’s Santa Claus and I will be there for my
sister when she gets older! I will help my brother with his homework and
with any problems he ever has! And I will also help my grandmother, who
will be raising me for the rest of my life. It will be hard and there
will be obstacles along the way, but if we all stay strong and stick
together we can get through this because I know this is what my parents
would want!”

“I know I will see them in heaven,” she wrote in conclusion, “so this is not the end!”

For
the first time since the end of the Cold War, the German government
plans to tell citizens to stockpile food and water in case of an attack
or catastrophe, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper
reported on Sunday.

Following Angela Merkel's proclamation that Islamic terrorism is not a
function of the massive influx of muslim immigrants into Germany thanks
to he immigration policy, we could not help but be a little surprised
that, as TagesSchau reports, the federal government, according to a newspaper report wants to encourage
the population to begin stockpiling food and water again, so that they
temporarily can take care of themself in the case of a disaster or an
armed attack. As Reuters details,

Putting your favorite ringtones on the iPhone is to some extent
complicated and time-consuming. And most users failed to add the
ringtones they made to their iPhone because of the confusing interface
of iTunes.

Here in this guide, we will talk about an alternative
way to add ringtones to iPhone 6/6s/5/5s/5c/4s/SE directly. Just follow
the 3-step tutorial to download your favorite ringtones to your iPhone
without using iTunes.

The systemic violence being perpetrated by agents of the government
has done more collective harm to the American people and our liberties
than any single act of terror.

More than terrorism, more than domestic extremism, more than gun
violence and organized crime, the U.S. government has become a greater
menace to the life, liberty and property of its citizens than any of the
so-called dangers from which the government claims to protect us.

This is how tyranny rises and freedom falls.

As I explain in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People,
when the government views itself as superior to the citizenry, when it
no longer operates for the benefit of the people, when the people are no
longer able to peacefully reform their government, when government
officials cease to act like public servants, when elected officials no
longer represent the will of the people, when the government routinely
violates the rights of the people and perpetrates more violence against
the citizenry than the criminal class, when government spending is
unaccountable and unaccounted for, when the judiciary act as courts of
order rather than justice, and when the government is no longer bound by
the laws of the Constitution, then you no longer have a government “of
the people, by the people and for the people.”

It seems that many of these colleges and universities in the South today
don’t really feel “relevant” anymore, or maybe the proper term might be
“politically correct” or more properly yet “culturally Marxist.”
Somehow, it seems, their leadership and faculties must labor to convince
the cultural Marxists out there that they really, sincerely, want to
play their game, but they have to do it in such a way that it will not
alert those who still cherish Southern culture as to their true intent.

Therefore, they take the classical Fabian socialist approach that they
might attain their intended destruction of Southern culture
incrementally, all the while assuring those that might send their kids
to be “educated” in their Ivory Towers that they really do treasure
Southern culture and heritage, but, for the sake of being relevant in
today’s changing world, they must work at soft-peddling that heritage
just a bit, lest some Black Panther or Muslim terrorist become
“offended.” For them the “sin” of offending someone is more heinous than
the sin of adultery, which they really don’t consider all that bad
anymore.

We keep hearing that “black lives matter,” but they seem to matter
only when that helps politicians to get votes, or when that slogan helps
demagogues demonize the police. The other 99 percent of black lives
destroyed by people who are not police do not seem to attract nearly as
much attention in the media.

What about black success? Does that matter? Apparently not so much.

We have heard a lot about black students failing to meet academic
standards. So you might think that it would be front-page news when some
whole ghetto schools not only meet, but exceed, the academic standards
of schools in more upscale communities.

Trump’s speech in Charlotte, North Carolina was a pivoting point in
his campaign. It was the first speech he gave since hiring on Stephen
Bannon and Kellyanne Conway.

In his speech, he even apologized for some the things he’s said in
the past, particularly when it caused “personal pain.” That’s a pretty
big deal coming from Donald Trump.

Obviously, his speech – which also heavily criticized Hillary Clinton
and Democratic Party’s policies toward Blacks – didn’t sit well with
liberals. One such liberal is Brad Woodhouse, the president of Correct
the Record – a pro-Hillary advocacy group. He said that Trump’s speech,
and in particular his appeal to Blacks, was “outrageous.”

The Islamic State has publicly responded to statements by Pope
Francis that the war waged by the Islamic terrorists is not religious in
nature. The article answers the pontiff that their only motivation is
religious and approved by Allah in the Qur’an.

Highlights of the latest issue of Dabiq – the official propaganda
magazine of the Islamic State – the terrorist group is criticizing
especially the naivety of Pope Francis, who’s clinging to the belief
that Muslims want peace and peaceful coexistence and that Islamic terror
is motivated for economic reasons. In the article “By the Sword” ( “By
the Sword”), the authors categorically state: “This is a
divinely-sanctioned war between the Muslim nation and the infidel
nations.” […]

The U.S. Constitution allows barring would-be immigrants who would
subvert our Constitution.

Imagine an American government official, interviewing an alien seeking
admission to our country from, say, Syria:

U.S. official: “Will you support the United States Constitution?”

Syrian alien: “Well, sure, except that I believe the government should
be overseen by a caliph, who must be Muslim and male, and who must rule
in accordance with Islamic law, which no man-made law may contradict.
None of this ‘We the People’ stuff; Allah is the sovereign. Non-Muslims
should not be required to convert to Islam, of course, but they must
submit to the authority of Islamic law — which requires them to live in
the second-class status of dhimmitude and to pay a poll tax for that
privilege.”

The historic Antioch Road to Glory International Ministries in Charlotte, North Carolina is hosting Donald Trump on Sunday.

The church leaders said on CNN that “Supporting Hillary Clinton for
President is like being with an abusive ex-spouse” will host Donald
Trump on Sunday morning. Antioch Road to Glory International Ministries in Charlotte, North Carolina welcomed Lara Trump, Trump’s daughter-in-law and wife to Eric Trump, to the church on August 7th. The church has undergone intense media challenges since announcing their support for Trump.

Thomas Rodgers, Antioch’s pastor, said that it was imperative for Blacks to support Trump. He echoed comments he made in a recent CNN interview in which he said Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was not fit to lead the country, calling her “dangerous.

Katrina Rodgers, his daughter, also spoke to Trump’s
leadership, echoing that his economic prowess made him the best choice
for president. Rodgers said the Democratic Party made Blacks reliant on
government handouts.

Ernst
Nolte, a German revisionist historian who broke academic taboos by
equating Nazism with Bolshevism and who was denounced as an apologist
for Hitler and even the Holocaust, died on Thursday in Berlin. He was
93.

His family told the daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel that he had died in a hospital.

Professor
Nolte, a respected scholar of fascism, provoked an ideological uproar
in 1986 by suggesting in an essay that Nazisim had been a logical
response in Germany to an “existential threat” posed by the Russian
Revolution and its aftermath. He also argued that Hitler’s extermination
of Jews and other minorities was comparable to the mass murders
engineered by Stalin in the Soviet Union, where victims were singled out
by economic and social class as enemies of the Communist state.

“Did
the ‘Gulag Archipelago’ not exist before Auschwitz?” Professor Nolte
wrote in the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “Was Bolshevik
‘class murder’ not the logical and factual predecessor to the Nazi
‘racial murder’?” he continued. “Did Auschwitz not, perhaps, originate
in a past that would not pass away?”

A group of ......French Catholics had gathered outside the sealed-off St. Rita Church, which recently was desecrated by police who
felt that it was better to drag out priests than let them finish their
Mass, and were praying for God to save the structure.

At one point............ a man decided to walk up
behind the Christians to taunt and harass them for their religious
faith.

Remembrance

To die for one’s country is not only an act of bravery, it is THE act of bravery. For soldiers, it is just an extension of their military career, a part of their duty. As leaders have asked their soldiers to sacrifice themselves for the good of the society, it is only right for leaders to go through the same motion. They should practice what they have preached.

As war is seen as a noble act, tu sat serves as redemption in case of defeat. It is also a way to tell the enemy: “You might have won the battle/war but you don’t deserve to win because you don’t have the chinh nghia (just cause).” And it is not only just cause: it is the moral belief that the cause they are fighting for deserves their total sacrifice. Continues below

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Core Creek Militia

==============================My sixth great grandfather, his wife, and five of his six children were killed in battle with the Tuscarora Indians at Core Creek, NC.

The Seven Blackbirds

==============================My third great grandfather was an Ensign in the Revolutionary War, and saved his unit's flag after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. He was also at Kingston (Kinston), Wilmington, Charleston, Two Sisters and Augusta. He was at the defeat at Brier Creek and also Bee Creek.

Requiem Aeternam -
Eternal Rest Grant unto Them
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My second great grandfather was killed in action on May 3, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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My great grandfather and great uncle knew all the men in the "Civil War Requiem" video as they were part of the 53rd NC which was the sole unit defending Fort Mahone. (Fort Mahone was named "Fort Damnation" by the Yankees) *Handpicked men of the 53rd (My great grandfather was one of these) made the final, night assault at Petersburg in an attempt to break Grant's line. This was against Fort Stedman which was a few miles to the slight northeast. They initially succeeded, but reinforcements drove them back. This video is made from photographs which were taken the day after the 53rd evacuated the lines the night before to begin the retreat to Appomattox. I have many more pictures taken by the same photographer, one of these shows a 14 year old boy and the other is the famous picture of the blond, handsome soldier with his musket.
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*General Gordon promised the men a gold medal and 30 days leave if they accomplished their task and many years after the War my great grandfather wrote General Gordon, who was then governor of Georgia about this incident. They exchanged several letters which I have framed. See first link below.
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*The Attack On Fort Stedman
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"His Colored Friends"
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Lee's Surrender
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My Black NC Kinfolks
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Punished For Being Caught!

Great Grandfather Koonce

He was a drummer boy in the WBTS, survived the War only to die a few years later. He was caught in an ice storm on his way home, but instead of seeking shelter, continued on his horse until the end. His clothes had to be cut off and he died a few days later.